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 When choosing a moulding contractor, assume nothing, they are not all the same. Some do not apply the finishing touches like dap (caulking)
for the seams and spackling for the pin holes required before painting. We
install over five miles of cornice every week and we have been for over six
years now, here's what our experience has taught
us.
A Clean, No Mess, 1 day Installation
We meticulously dap where the crown meets the ceiling and walls. Other areas that would require dapping would be all inside and outside corners as well as butt joints (where two pieces are joined together).
All brad nails are 2" (18
gauge) installed in pairs at 45 degrees approximately 16" apart to ensure
fastening into the studs. The nail heads are counter sunk into the moulding and are then sealed and can
not be seen. A light sanding is then applied, and the moulding is now ready for
it's final coat of paint.
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| The Right Glue is Everything
All wood, including MDF shrinks a little.
To minimize the effect of this shrinkage, which causes unsightly cracks, Elite
Mouldings installers use a specially formulated
MDF glue, exclusive to
us, on all our joints.
We don't use either white or yellow wood working glue because both of these
glues remain slightly flexible, even when they are fully cured. that
means, in time, they allow the MDF wood fibers to slip a bit. Manufactures
call this "creep". The solution is to use glues that cure rock hard so
that creep isn't a problem. More...
Our Glue virtually eliminates service repairs due to shrinkage
In addition, to avoid joints in the seams (which may not show up for up six
mouths, we glue a back brace behind ALL our seams. Which why we can offer our
warranty .
Bracing the back also makes seams disappear.
One of the advantages of MDF mouldings, unlike plaster, is
that the walls and furniture do not have to be covered or draped. If your
house is under construction, the cutting can be done anywhere. If however
you are living in the house, we ALWAYS cut our wood outside, in the
garage. The fine
MDF dust would otherwise take days to completely vacuum
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